With a population of over 25 million people, Mexico City is a study in contrasts: an urban park double the size of New York’s Central Park, the number of museums second only to Paris, more than 40,000 restaurants living side-by-side with less appealing urban sprawl, traffic snarls at most hours, and pollution especially noticeable upon takeoff and landing. Despite that, it is … [Read more...]
Travel: Lucca, Italy
November might seem like an off month to take a vacation, but it proved to be an excellent time to visit Lucca in Tuscany. We had the most wonderful weather ranging from 65-70 degrees during the day and dropping into the 30’s and low 40’s at night – great for fires and sleeping. In addition, our room rates were lower than “in season” prices, and we never fought crowds. We flew … [Read more...]